ServiceMasterKey.Regenerate Method (Boolean)
Regenerates the service master key with the option to force the regeneration thus removing all items that cannot be successfully decrypted.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub Regenerate ( _
forceRegeneration As Boolean _
)
public void Regenerate (
bool forceRegeneration
)
public:
void Regenerate (
bool forceRegeneration
)
public void Regenerate (
boolean forceRegeneration
)
public function Regenerate (
forceRegeneration : boolean
)
Parameters
forceRegeneration
A Boolean value that specifies whether to drop the items that cannot be successfully regenerated.If True, regeneration of the master key is forced and all items that cannot be regenerated are dropped.
If False, regeneration of the master key is not forced.
Remarks
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Example
How to: Use an SMO Method with a Parameter in Visual Basic .NET
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
Development Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
Target Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
See Also
Reference
ServiceMasterKey Class
ServiceMasterKey Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Using Encryption
Encryption Hierarchy
ALTER SERVICE MASTER KEY (Transact-SQL)